僧侣可看世界杯不准喝彩

Monks face World Cup defrocking
僧侣可看世界杯不准喝彩

PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Phnom Penh（金边，柬埔寨首都）patriarch（主教）Non Nget has told Cambodia's 40,000 Buddhist（佛教的）monks（僧侣）to remain passive while watching World Cup football games or be defrocked（解除僧职）.
 
Non Nget said on Monday monks should not watch the games in public, cheer（欢呼）or bet on（打赌）matches as such actions were against Buddhism.

"It is very difficult to ban them because new technology means the games can be aired live and seen everywhere," he said. "They may watch, but must be calm."

"But if they make noise or cheer as they watch, they will lose their monkhoods（僧侣的身份）," Non Nget told Reuters.

（News Source: Reuters  Photo Source: biomesblog.typepad.com）

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世界杯开始了，当全世界的人们都在观看世界杯的时候，柬埔寨的僧侣却只能看球，不能欢呼或者太过吵闹，因为一旦发生此类事件，他们将被迫还俗，被解除僧职。